Adam: You're a bright, bashful dude with an eye for the stars and a social isolation disorder. One day, a lovely lady moves into your building. You meet cute, bumble and fumble your words, and pretty soon the hormones are cranking up. One thing's for sure, you're going to blurt out something inappropriate; the question is, will she flee? Expect extreme embarrassment, goofy playfulness and sumptuous stargazing. Rated PG-13. At the Embarcadero Center Cinema and at the Sundance Kabuki.

A Perfect Getaway: Cliff (Steve Zahn) and Cydney (Milla Jovovich) plunge into wedded bliss and escape to a Hawaiian paradise to honeymoon. Their long and winding drive to an isolated resort includes picking up a pair of stray travelers. They seem OK, if odd, and the newlyweds think: No worries. Until the authorities find a couple of bodies on the beach - and the suspects are a man and woman. Rated R. At Bay Area theaters.

The Cove:Richard O'Barry, the trainer who caught and taught the dolphins used in the 1960s TV show "Flipper," serves as the heart and soul of this documentary about the free-spirited aquatic species. Adamantly against captivity for dolphins, especially at theme parks, Barry zeroes in on a port town in Japan where fishermen use sonar to lure the curious dolphins into a cove with very bad vibes. Bring the tissues and someone to hold onto. Rated PG-13. At Bay Area theaters.

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra: A crazed arms dealer with a lust for power - and absolutely no respect for the Eiffel Tower - threatens the world's security. So whom do you call? The super-elite, my-weapons-are-cooler-than-yours G.I. Joe team. Expect extravagant explosions, top-secret weaponry and beaucoup butt kicking. Rated PG-13. At Bay Area theaters.

Julie & Julia: Two women, from different times and places, hunger for what could be. Julia Child (Meryl Streep) turns the tables on her passion for eating and enrolls at the Cordon Bleu. A towering physical presence in the kitchen, her rich revelations about the art of food awaken an industry. Julie Powell (Amy Adams), frustrated office worker, doesn't relish her life. So she shakes it up by cooking her way through Child's recipes. Expect kitchen messes, culinary confusion and tasty triumphs. From director-writer Nora Ephron ("You've Got Mail"). Rated PG-13. At Bay Area theaters.

Kassim the Dream: What would it be like to bypass childhood and be a soldier at age 6? To most, a horrific, paralyzing nightmare. To Ugandan Kassim Ouma, it was training for a career as a champion boxer. This documentary tracks Ouma, known in the ring as the Dream, after his defection and emergence as an athletic star. But what we witness can't help but haunt us: Success cannot diminish the memories of his past, nor smooth an effort to reconnect with his family. From filmmaker Kief Davidson ("The Devil's Miner"). Not rated. At the Roxie Film Center.

Lorna's Silence: Compromise sounds smart, but it can come with killer baggage. Take Lorna, an Albanian living in Holland who's willing to make sacrifices to gain citizenship. So aspiring mob boss Fabio devises a scheme: She fakes marriage to a junkie who is a citizen, then with her new citizenship, really marries another guy to make him a citizen. The problem? That junkie, Claudy, may be a shivering, shrieky mess, but he breaks through the armor around her heart. If only Fabio didn't seem so eager to get rid of Claudy. In French with subtitles. Rated R. At the Clay and Shattuck theaters.

Paper Heart: It's a comedy. It's a documentary. It's an experiment in the pursuit of true love. This offbeat examination of romance springs from the doubts performer-writer Charlyne Yi harbors in her heart. To see whether she's a freak, an innocent or simply careful, Yi drops in on folks to hear their philosophies. Michael Cera ("Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist") plays himself and is clearly smitten with Yi. Labors of love do pay off! Rated PG-13. At Bay Area theaters.

Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg: Who won the first Emmy for best comic actress? Gertrude Berg. Who paved the way for female TV stars from Oprah Winfrey to Rachael Ray? Berg, again. The producer, writer and star of the radio show-turned-TV show "The Goldbergs," Berg dished gossip, advice and positive family vibes from her Bronx tenement. In an era of unlimited cable TV programming, few folks meditate on the medium's beginnings. Here's your chance to correct that error. A documentary from director Aviva Kempner ("The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg"). Not rated. At the Opera Plaza, Smith Rafael and Shattuck theaters.